Team USA needed someone to make a play if it was going to beat Canada in overtime of the gold medal game. Jack Hughes delivered for his team and his country, taking his place in American hockey history forever.
Hughes played an exceptional tournament from start to finish, so it was on natural that he made the game-winning play, which actually started in the defensive zone. Connor McDavid, the last person the Americans wanted to see zipping toward their net with the puck, looked determined to end the game.
On an island with McDavid, Hughes bumped McDavid and got just enough of the Canadian star to prevent him from turning the corner and getting to the front of the net. The Americans scooped up the loose puck and got started toward the Canadian end.
